Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-04-23
FASHIONS OF THE HOUR.

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FASHIONS OF THE HOUR.
nrRIcAcY M DRESSES COTTON FABRIcs THAT An
| IN voGUH-A STUNNING WALKING CosruR-Tal
| NEWEST FAN-C0RDUDOY SUITS AND HLowE1 BON
| METZ.
REAL amber necklaces are much worn with
| evening toilets
| DRESSES In general arc becoming more ana more
| intricate In composition.
| We AR1 AaAm Told that tournures- bustlea, In
plain Kngiish-are going out Of fashion.
SOM SPRING CosrUhEs In cloth resemble riding
habits and are In fact called In Paris Robes Ans0.
| zones.
AMONG IhPoRrKD BosNETs for summer wear the
small round-crowned princess shape with q coro-
net lront Is the leading model
THE NEW FEATURE Of passementeries for dress
trimming is metal cords Of all c0lOrs to match the
oress fabric twined among colOred beads
Lawns, PERCALR, AND CoUTILLE OR JEAN, as thick
almost as pique are the cotton fabrics most used
Dy French dreSSmakers.
SPRING WALKING COSTUMES are very simple.
They are generally OF some light cloth or fancy
| woouen material, combined with plain silk.
CONSTANT SEARCH is kept up for new ways
OF utilizing the beautiful India shawls which as
sna"lS, are no longer countenanced by fashion.
MANY KINDS OF NET as diaphanous as tulle are
imported with stripes, bars, dsshes, or in plain
mesneS to be puffed on wire as entire bOnnetS or
| 10 De draw over flowers as q veil.
BEADS OF EVERY CoLOR-even the paleSt pink,
olue and White-are made into dress trimmings,
as Wen as garnets, silver, steel and the golden.
llned beads that do not tarnish.
NOVEL IDEA introduced by Worth is that of
using scotch plaid silk under black lace skirts,
catching up the drapery with black, red, and yell
low r1DD0ns folded over each other.
WATERED SILK Is shown In some new patterns
or, more correctly speaking, very old styles re-
vived-styles that were old in the days when the
most ancient OF our living votares OF fashion were
In their early youth.
In LONDON now no one ever thinks OF wearing
nowers to dinner party. The hostess is expected
to provide the women with floral dress sprays cor
responding with the table decorations.
TIE LATEST 'FAD" in Paris Is the use of dark
orleans blue leather for purses, card-cases photo
frames &C., with bunch of ox-eyed daisies and
dead green leaves painted on them and then var
ntShed.
A WALKING COSTUME much In vogue has the
skirt draped on the left side only, where it re-
mains open over an Overskirt. Large buttons are
placed on one sde and button holes to correspond
on the other, so that the skirt appears to have
been left unbuttOned.
BAsQURs are made in every shape-round, long,
or short, cut in points behind, or like the coat
tails Of our erandfathers, position fashion, or
with short double square tabs at each side like q
Russian soldiers coat, or like the jacket Of an
artillery officer.
JACKETS for the present season. and to be worn
ON cool days throughout the summer and until
October, are being made of rough-looking but
Tcn WOODEN, In ecru, cream or sand color, very
rlchly braided With Old-gOld or furnished gold
braid; the braid may be fiat, or round, or simply
twisted.
SKIRTS PLEArED sURpL1cE FASHION will be very
1ashionaole this summer, and dresses OF light
wooden materials-such as yelling barege etamIne
and very fine French caShmere-are made thus
Ihe pieated SKIRT falling over an under one OF
light silk, taffetaS or fOulard.
DARK BLUE SATEENs and other cotton goods will
be worn all summer but before purchasing dark
blue dress OF any sort it is wise to see to It that
the dye is fast. This can be done by rubbing the
blue material on bit OF white linen-a pocket
handkerchief, for example. If the color comes Off
on no account purchase.
AN INCLINATION Is SHOWN to make lower soft
crowns OF silk, OF lace, and OF beads for bonnets
with straw or beaded brims, a fashion that may
prove popular for the theater These are hand
kerehief crowns in soft, easy folds, with some Of
the corners turned up In points front. They are
made OF surah wrought with beads or OF repped
SILK OF rich quality yet very Soft and also of lace
THE 'PARABERR' is the newest fan. 1t is made
OF Chinese Grape, besprnkled with gold and silver
dust, and Will divide the honors OF the season
WIN the ''pompadOur palm, /" formed OF marabOut
feathers of all colors. tied with large satin bow
Another beautiful fan is the "archduchess," Of
line white ostrich feathers mounted on tortoise
shell, with monogram in gold or diamonds.
LoNG-STEMAED FLOWER PINS are growing in pop
ularity every day. A spray OF Virginia creeper in
plain Roman gold, with diamonds set in the cup
like blossoms, and a tendril twined around the
STEM ma Wild rose, with stem Of chased green gold
and OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, in chased finish. and pam
sizes In plain Roman gold, are among the favOritea
The MosT FASHIONABLE style OF silk just now is
French falle Of the SOFT rich quality called velou-
tine. very handsome visiting dress OF this style
mo Qhado OP
slightly draped in front and at the back and slit
open all the way down ON the left side to show an
underSk1rt OF dark blue and Steel-gray shot-glace
silk. The bodice is peaked and put On with plated
fronts to shoulder-piece OF the shot silk, which
comes down into deep point both in front and at
the back. The sleeves are entirely OF the shot silk
with small peaked revers OF the stee-gray faille
The CHIC AND PRETTY little English top coats are
highly popular Some are loose-fronted others
semi-fitting. and Others close-ittings They are
made chiefly in seif-colored cloths the colors
blush gray, and certain odd shades OF brown
These trim coverings are intended to be worn over
Unity dresses when something protective is
needed, Dut they were never intended for dreSSy
occasions. Just at present small toy nantes made
OF Jetted net lace and beaded shoulder ornaments
a ar worn Witn nanasome visiting carriage and
styles OF wrap in black.
SILK-FINIsHKD CORDUROY SUITS are quite fash
onable this season, especially in pale terracotta
golden brown, and the many shades OF gray. Cos
tunes maze OF tneSe goods are finished In regular
tailor fashion, with short English jackets, silk
stitched on the edges, and fastened with hammered
metal buttons OF good size. few stylish suits of
edged at the foot with deep band OF applique In
nat silk braidwork. The shepherdess tunic is un-
trimmed. and the cutaway coat opens over q vest
OF pale yellew piQue, decorated with the silk an
p1que bands, which are invariably darker than
the corduroy goods.
FASHION IN PARASOLS tnclineS to those OF large
dimensions, with long handles and many ribs.
Sun umbrellas for lawn parties, the garden. the
country, and the beach are made of fancy Pompa-
dour, oriental, and other printed stufIs With
tusSOre and linen costumes; the paraSOl Is matched
70 the dress. For Sem1-tOilets there are more
dreSsy parasols OF shot and striped silk and satin
and those also in checks and Roman platds FuIL
dress toilets are accompanied with costly lace or
SILK net paraSOlS, Ornamented with knots of rth.
Don over a silk lining. Finally, there are tulle
paras0lS banded with narrow velvet ribbon OF a
deeper shade, and brought out in tints OF ecru
lilac, sea green, black, cream white and cardinal
THE NEW FLOWER BoNNETs are finer and more
beautiful than ever, and are moreover extremely
becoming to many faces. One Partisan model
shows the entire crown covered with the t1ny pink
and white blossoms OF the trailing arbutllS THE
'front.' OF the bonnet, above the narrow cOrOnet ia
hgh mass OF pale green leaves of the most delicate
Shadlng, clusters OF the pink arbutus and two
towering flower atgretteS formed OF long SPRAYS OF
lines OF the valley and fine maiden-ha1r fern frOnds
second bonnet from VirOtS is made of MALE green
tule dotted with pearls and trimmed with looms OF
the tule, into which are set high mOntureS OF deli
cate blue forget-me-nOtS Another bonnet is of
gOd-colOred lace straw, trimmed with dark moss
green velvet, bouquet or tea and jac0ue roses